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Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2008 1:36 pm

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Mara Jade SkywalkerAdministrator

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Glad you like! I can't wait to get it all set back up again. It's so sad to think of it all stuffed under the bed and in the storage unit. *sniff* _________________
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Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2008 10:19 pm

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Iron FistEUC Staff

Joined: 26 Apr 2008Posts: 150Location: United States of America

I just got to build the new Clone Wars Republic Gunship for someone I know (I build, he plays) and I have to say that I enjoyed it immensly. I owned the old one a long, long time ago (only to have it be destroyed while I was away) and I love the new one.

It's much more faithful to the design (thicker tubes for the gunships engines) and a couple of cool compartments. The large stickers for the front are amazing and a beautfil design that adds a lot to the idea that this is a "gunship" and not some puny weakling.

That being said, my one complaint is that it has stickers. If there is one thing I wish LEGO had never done, it is the introduction of stickers.

Maybe it's just me but I like my models to look nice and neat so when I have to try and perfectly center a sticker (and inevitable fail) it always gets to me.

Anyway, good, sturdy model although it is a tad expensive.

Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2008 10:41 am

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Mara Jade SkywalkerAdministrator

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Iron Fist wrote:

Maybe it's just me but I like my models to look nice and neat so when I have to try and perfectly center a sticker (and inevitable fail) it always gets to me.

I know exactly what you mean! They're so annoying. And me and my perfectionist self trying to get the sticker to look just right...grrr..._________________
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Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2008 10:08 pm

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Iron FistEUC Staff

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At least I'm not alone!

Despite that, it truly is a wonderful model. Fairly faithful to the movie design and it incorporates a number of the new guns and designs (love the new clone trooper design).

Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2008 7:56 am

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Mara Jade SkywalkerAdministrator

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Oh, good. Well I've been looking at that one and debating...so that may just have confirmed my decision. Put it on the Christmas list! _________________
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Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 5:04 pm

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Mara Jade SkywalkerAdministrator

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Here're more pictures I dug up of the Star Wars memorabilia spread around my old room:

Forgot I had these!_________________
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Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2009 1:08 pm

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Jedi JoeMaster

Joined: 11 Jun 2009Posts: 1597

Many of my Lego sets are taken apart. If you'd like, I can show some of the stuff I've built without any form of instruction.

Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2009 4:11 pm

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Mara Jade SkywalkerAdministrator

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Really? That would be great. _________________
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Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2009 4:12 pm

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Jedi JoeMaster

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There's a whole bunch of 'em in the Artwork section...

Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2009 4:14 pm

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Mara Jade SkywalkerAdministrator

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Ah, going there now..._________________
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Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2009 9:05 pm

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Mara Jade SkywalkerAdministrator

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Now that right there is the awesomest Lego statue I have ever seen. But then of course I'm partial.

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Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2009 10:53 pm

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ReepicheepMaster

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Nice. Why does threepio have a grey leg, I never caught on to that..._________________
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Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2009 10:59 pm

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Jedi JoeMaster

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Threepio clearly has a grey/silver leg.

And Mara, I respectfully disagree. This is definitely the best Lego statue/thing ever:

I still am in awe even when I see it, ever since it was made in 2005. _________________

Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2009 11:07 pm

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Mara Jade SkywalkerAdministrator

Joined: 15 Feb 2008Posts: 5799Location: Beyond Shadows

Oh, you're right, Joe. Definitely an amazing creation! I saw that earlier today when I was browsing Lego pics. But I meant that I thought Rex (which is who I was referring to, not 3PO) was the coolest Lego statue ever, as in person/droid. Not the coolest Lego creation overall. But yeah. Though I think this one is pretty impressive in it's own right:

I dunno, though...when I compare the two, they both blow me away. I think I may be more inclined to lean toward the first one. That thing is amazing. If only, if only. _________________
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